#FBE16A#FBE16A
#FBE16A is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.754; OKLCH L 90.8% C 0.141 H 97.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FBE16A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(251, 225, 106) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 95%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 58%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.4%, 57.8%, 1.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.58, -5.04, 60.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.58, 60.54, 94.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.85% -0.0175 0.1399) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.85% 0.141 97.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.3131, 75.4033, 24.5362) |
| Luminance | 0.7540 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 0.52
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 0.80
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 1.60
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 2.22
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.82
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 3.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FBE16A #6A84FB
analogous
#FB986A #FBE16A #CDFB6A
triadic
#FBE16A #6AFBE1 #E16AFB
tetradic
#FBE16A #6AFB98 #6A84FB #FB6ACD
square
#FBE16A #6AFB98 #6A84FB #FB6ACD
split-complementary
#FBE16A #6ACDFB #986AFB
monochromatic
#E4BD06 #F9D52E #FBE16A #FDEDA6 #FEF9E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.31
#FBE16A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.08
#FBE16A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FBE16A
16.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FBE16A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FBE16A | 1.00 | 1.31 | 16.08 | 16.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F5DC5E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FCE570
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD2C7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E1E1E1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #fbe16a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(251, 225, 106); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.8% 0.141 97.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffea98',
500: '#fbe16a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #fbe16a; $custom-light: #ffea98; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#fbe16a",
"rgb": {
"r": 251,
"g": 225,
"b": 106
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.241,
"s": 94.771,
"l": 70
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90849,
"c": 0.14095,
"h": 97.1
},
"luminance": 0.754
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FBE16A
secondary
#3351D6
accent
#29E600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160E
muted
#86847F